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Little Bangladesh ( bn, লিটল বাংলাদেশ) is a neighborhood in
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* Little Bangladesh websit
Los Angeles, California
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History
Little Bangladesh was officially designated by theCity of Los Angeles
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in 2010. It is the cultural and culinary hub of LA's Bangladeshi community.
Designation of the neighborhood as “Little Bangladesh” caused some friction with some Korean-Americans in Los Angeles, who wanted the area named as a part of Koreatown. In 2009, City Councilman Tom LaBonge
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opposed the neighborhood designation, and instead suggested the community erect a statue at a local park and consider neighborhood designation sometime in the future. After neighborhood leaders organized residents for more than a year to lobby the Los Angeles City Council, Little Bangladesh received its official designation in 2010. Signage marking the area was installed in 2011.
Geography
Little Bangladesh is four-block
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area along 3rd Street between Alexandria and New Hampshire Avenues. It is a tree-lined residential community that also includes restaurants, shops and art galleries. The neighborhood is surrounded by Koreatown
A Koreatown (Korean: 코리아타운), also known as a Little Korea or Little Seoul, is a Korean-dominated ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area outside the Korean Peninsula.
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Demographics
The 2000 census showed a Bangladeshi population of 1,700 in Los Angeles County. In 2010, the South Asian Network, a cultural and advocacy group with an office nearby, estimated the Bangladeshi population in the area at more than 20,000, based on a community mapping project it did in 2005. Community leaders have identified the area as having a lower- to middle-income population.See also
* The South Asian Network - An advocacy group established in 1990* Little Bangladesh websit
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